Every person who shall pass the examination, and every person who has received a dispensation from the taking of the examination, shall be certified by the state board of law examiners to the appellate division of the supreme court of the department specified in the rules of the court of appeals, provided such person shall have in other respects complied with the rules regulating admission to practice as attorneys and counsellors, which fact shall be determined by said board before certification.
New York Legal Code